TUT 62

Race strategy

Hold a steady pace and save energy for every section.

• Big early climb with 1.5km gain. Hold your pace, save your legs for later.
• Steep 27% wall. Control your pace and stay focused.
• Long race. Control your HR and effort. Early mistakes cost the most.
• Control your HR on the first climb, then run your race pace, and go all out on the final descent from 55.6km.
• Start · 0.0km–1.3km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
• Settle in · 1.3km–18.9km · Climb of 1466m. Ease in: hold back more than feels necessary. The race is still ahead. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. Hike the steepest pitches.
• Work · 18.9km–30.6km · 7.4km of runnable trail, high point 1530m. Plus 1 more climb. This is where the race is built: steady, solid effort. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. Running pays off here: run wherever you can.
• Fade · 30.6km–55.6km · Plus 1 more climb and 1 descent. Your energy fades, and that's normal: hold a steady effort and stop counting the miles. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. Running pays off here: run wherever you can. Your heart rate drifts down on its own: don't chase your early-race numbers, go by feel.
• Home · 55.6km–61.5km · Descent of 362m averaging 6%. No heroics: settle back into your own effort and hold it to the line. Long descent: keep it even and let go only near the end.

Course

The course climbs 3000m+ and descends 3000m−. With 48m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 41% of the distance is uphill, 36% downhill and 24% flat. The longest climb runs 18.9km at an average 7.8% grade (1466m of vertical). The longest descent runs 5.9km at an average 6.2% grade (362m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 27.7% over 0.2km. The steepest descent drops at 30.9% over 0.2km. Surface: 50% trail, 43% smooth, and 7% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 81.0 FlatKM.

Summits

The highest summit on the course is Zborište (1546m), 18.9km from the start. Other named summits along the route: Iver (1478m). The course also passes close to Veliko brdo (1535m).

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here: only about 9.8km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 36 of 100), with 35% of the load in the first half: 0 descents deserve a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.

• Control your HR on the first climb, then run your race pace, and go all out on the final descent from 55.6km.
• 48.0–53.5 km · 632 m D−, -11.5% · 8.0 km ahead → your pace
• 55.6–61.5 km · 362 m D−, -6.2% · 0.0 km ahead → even, let go at the end

Weather

On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 19°C to 29°C, with around 19°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 39%.

Results

132 finishers completed the 2025 edition. Men's winner: Aldin Rizvic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) in 6:29:05. Women's winner: Liljana Krasić (Serbia) in 7:23:48.